7Taking fish from inland waters

7 Taking fish from inland waters

(1)  In this regulation –

live bait means any animal that –

(a) is stored alive for the purpose of bait; or

(b) is used alive as bait.

(2)  Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, a person must not take fish from inland waters other than by means of a rod and line.

Penalty:  Fine of not less than 1 penalty unit and not more than 5 penalty units and a special penalty of 1 penalty unit for each fish.

(3)  Subregulation (2) does not apply to the following fish:

(a) live bait, other than whitebait, taken during the period commencing 7 days before the first Saturday in August in any year and ending on the Sunday nearest to 30 April in the following year by –

(i) [Regulation 7 Subregulation (3) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 51, Applied:05 Aug 2020] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(ii) a seine net that –

(A) is not more than 6 metres long and not more than one metre deep; and

(B) has a mesh of more than 12 millimetres but not more than 30 millimetres; and

(C) is being used to obtain bait in estuarine waters, and is being emptied into the water without being drawn ashore;

(b) whitebait taken with a whitebait net in accordance with a whitebait licence.